A recent appellate decision (US v. Lawson) helps clarify what constitutes illegal gambling, as opposed to legitimate pay, to enter contests. While the case arose out of an illegal cockfighting operation, the decision should help provide some measure of clarity for the wave of companies leveraging the gamblification trend. Two…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Bicycle card game owner to launch Zeniz mobile social casino games platform Online casino games are hot. So much so that we’re renaming our site Casino GamesBeat. Just kidding, but The United…
In case you couldn’t tell, we have a passion for all things social, which is why we’ve created our very own Pinterest page! We’ll be utilizing this platform to pin about the conferences we attend, cutting-edge social technology we discover, and anything else we find interesting. So if you want…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. 10 Mind-Blowing Augmented Reality Campaigns With the recent release of Google’s ‘Project Glass‘, the eyes of many consumers and marketers have drifted over to the idea of Augmented Reality. Augmented reality (AR) is…
In one of the most closely followed cases involving the digital millennium copyright act (DMCA), an appeals court punted one of the key issues back to the lower court. The key issue left open relates to what constitutes actual knowledge for purposes of the DMCA. In light of this decision…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Epic Games to make government training games Of all the companies you’d expect to announce a big government partnership, a major video game studio is probably not at the top…
On March 30, 2012 the California federal judge hearing the lawsuit initiated by a putative class of retired NFL players against Electronic Arts Inc. denied EA’s motion to dismiss the suit and to strike the complaint. The Court ruled that the retired players’ allegations that EA’s unauthorized use of their…
Facebook has previously filed over 80 trademark applications on variations of its name and other terms such as “POKE”, “WALL” and “LIKE”. Facebook now seems to be attempting to claim some level of ownership/protection over the word “book” as well. In a recent revision to Facebook’s “Statement of Rights and…
On March 21, the Entertainment Software Association filed a petition seeking a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission’s recently adopted rules that would impose certain disabilities act requirements on providers of advanced communications services (ACS) — which could include video games that allow voice or text communications during game play.…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. The Virtual Military While much of the international system remains mired in the economic doldrums, many global military powers continue to increase defense budgets focused upon the research and development of simulation technologies.…